Reviews
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2013
At just over two hours long, and with 31 tracks from artists such as Kathleen MacInnes, Lau, Karine Polwart and...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: June/2013
Ondatropica
No one does Colombia with as much attention to detail as Soundway Records. Their latest two-CD release, Ondatrópica, is a...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Life & Times
The first reaction on receiving yet another Lucky Dube compilation is to groan inwardly. Since the South African reggae star's...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2012
Aou Amwin
A life dedicated to maloya music and an approach that has allowed a music to evolve within the traditional acoustic...
Reviewed by Paddy Bush in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
American Folk Fantasies Vol 1: Oysters Ice Cream Lemonade
Dick Connette doesn't see music in terms of white and black, urban or rural, folk or funk, blues or country....
Reviewed by Gerald Seligman in issue: October/2017
Desde el Infierno
Héctor Guerra sprung to prominence as a member of Pachamama Crew, a hip-hop group from Madrid who railed against the...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2018
Ngiya Awungarra – I Am Here, Now
The indigenous culture of the two main Tiwi Islands – Melville and Bathurst, some 80km north of Darwin – has...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: May/2017
Quilombo
Osvaldo Hernandéz-Napoles is a Mexican singer-songwriter and percussionist who has been based in Brussels for the last 24 years. Quilombo...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: October/2014
Coracle
Alongside Sam Lee and Alasdair Roberts, Emily Portman is one of the great interpreters of traditional ballads from the magical...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
